Abigail Marsh unpacks what defines psychopathy, how it differs from antisocial behavior, and why terms like “sociopath” only add confusion.

Toxic positivity isn’t optimism. It’s denial. Historian Kate Bowler explains why our obsession with “good vibes only” is making it harder to cope.

“Why would adding shame and blame help me improve my behavior?”

If you’ve gotten goosebumps when hearing a story about a stranger’s selfless heroism, or you’ve felt your chest swell at a concert, when the audience’s voice and the musician’s instruments align, you have felt awe. And, according to professor Dacher Keltner, who has spent his life studying it, it’s one of humankind’s most unifying traits:

“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”

“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”

A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.

Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.

Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.

Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.

You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?

No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.

You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.

Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.

Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.

Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.

Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.